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iPhone No Longer Appealing to Teens
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I work with teens every day.....LOTS of them. What I have noticed with them is with the guys, things with bigger screens are getting more popular. The first Note 2 I got to play with for any length of time was from of of my guys. Smaller phones are more popular with the girls. iPhone 5 adoption with all of them has been very slow. There are many with the 4 and 4S but very small numbers of 5's.
The iPad mini seems to be appealing to the girls.
Many are going with a smaller or cheaper phone and getting a large capacity iPod instead.
The iPad mini seems to be appealing to the girls.
Many are going with a smaller or cheaper phone and getting a large capacity iPod instead.
now if
they only wouldn't appeal to thieves...
I don't mind teens using them. If they have the $ and want to use it, more power to them. Doesn't bother me a single bit.
they only wouldn't appeal to thieves...
I don't mind teens using them. If they have the $ and want to use it, more power to them. Doesn't bother me a single bit.
I have a teen (14). She doesn't care about the phone at all. As long as it can text she's happy.
I'm 16,& only me & my cousin (15) ,have iPhones out of all our friends. It sucks kinda cause I might as well turn iMessage off lol
The article is an opinion piece, not news. No teens were polled, there's no hard data. Just the author blathering about how much she thinks she knows about what teens want, and a few pundit quotes thrown in for good measure.
This "news" isn't even worth commenting about.
I do agree that Apple must continue to evolve though. But if smartphone market share is really as fad-driven as everyone seems to think, then I would think humungous screens are going to be sooooo last year by the time Apple comes out with something. I'd rather they evolve eslewhere.
This "news" isn't even worth commenting about.
I do agree that Apple must continue to evolve though. But if smartphone market share is really as fad-driven as everyone seems to think, then I would think humungous screens are going to be sooooo last year by the time Apple comes out with something. I'd rather they evolve eslewhere.
Never mind. Isn't that the teens don't like to use the same phone as everyone else?
If everyone else uses Samsung, then it won't be as cool too.It's hilarious because most people from my school have cheap Android handsets, so I guess to be trendy you get anything that's not an Android device.
Teens gave us One Direction and Fun. Please, tell me why the opinions of these fools -- few of whom actually pay for the phone or service -- matters a bit.
Think Different. Oh, wait! THINK CONFORMITY! It use to be having an Apple product was unique, but now it is just blah with like every non-tech knowledgeable person having the exact same thing. Apple has become the big brother it use to take shots at in its commercials.
The Galaxy SIII has really taken over in the teen segment
Lets she what this so called rumored "low cost" iPhone does
Lets she what this so called rumored "low cost" iPhone does
In 2011 HTC is the first, Apple is the second.
Now Samsung is the TOP one , but Apple is also the second .
Now Samsung is the TOP one , but Apple is also the second .
Lmao
My son likes his songs. I'm stuck listening to them in the car.
How are your ears still working?
Haha, at my school iPhones are just catching on... Probably because of the cheap 3GS and 4s that you can now buy. NZ is a bit behind the curve
Back when I had the 3GS, not everyone had iPhones and when I'd bring it into a meeting, people were a bit envious. That was then. Now, I see just as many android phones as I do iPhones around the office. More actually. Apple isn't the only choice for high-end now. Especially since RIM is out to pasture and Apple is sticking with a small screen.